Last month we had reported that Tom Hiddleston was very close to signing a deal to play the lead in the reboot of The Crow, but now it looks as though the role will go to Luke Evans (The Raven).
Evans will be busy over the next few months with his villainous turn in Fast & Furious 6, and his role as Bard, the slayer of Smaug, in the upcoming second Hobbit film. The film is set to begin filming early next year to accommodate Evans’ busy schedule.
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Daniel Radcliffe To Star In “Tokyo Vice” Movie
It looks like Jake Adelstein’s Tokyo Vice is not only getting a live-action film, but it already has its leading man. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) will star as the author, as the adaptation details Adelstein’s real-life story of being an American who covered the Tokyo Crime Beat and the Yakuza.
Tokyo Vice is a personal favorite of mine, and while I don’t really see the resemblance between Radcliffe and Adelstein, I’m sure he’s got the acting chops to do the film justice.
Production is scheduled to begin next year.
[Japanator]
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Word today has it that Kelsey Grammer (Frasier) is set to join the fourth installment of the Transformers franchise.
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Previously in talks to play Peter Quill/Star-Lord in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy, The Wrap is reporting that Lee Pace is actually in advanced talks to play the villain of the film.
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Halle Berry has recently been promoting her latest film, The Call. Her media tour took her to the BBC, where, amongst other questions, she was asked about her role as Storm in Bryan Singer’s upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past and whether the film will be affected by her recently announced pregnancy.
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According to the British tabloid The Sun, Matt Smith is planning to move onto bigger, better things in Hollywood after his contract expires in November.
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Don’t say you’ve not been warned…
Marvel Studios has sent out a bunch of interviews with the cast and crew of Iron Man 3 that are riddled with spoilers for the upcoming release. Again, be warned, this may be stuff that you don’t want to know.
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One of the best character actors in the business, Ian McShane, has just signed a deal to appear in Brett Ratner’s upcoming Hercules film, starring Dwayne Johnson.
McShane will play Amphiarus, part priest, part prophet and part warrior who is Hercules’ counselor. He and Johnson will be joined in this more grounded take on the legendary hero by John Hurt, Joseph Fiennes, Rufus Sewell & Rebecca Ferguson.
The film is scheduled to begin shooting in Budapest in May.
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Seemingly one of the worst kept secrets in the geek world has finally been confirmed.
For years now, it was rumored that Anne Hathaway was going to be a part of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man series as Felicia Hardy, a.k.a. Black Cat. Raimi recently spoke to Vulture and confirmed that Hathaway was set to play Cat in his proposed Spider-Man 4.
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Sony has confirmed that Beyond: Two Souls will be released on October 8th in North America (with details on additional territories still to come).
More details, including the casting news of an established actor, after the break.
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If you had started to worry that between Jamie Foxx’s Electro, Paul Giamatti’s Rhino & Dane DeHaan’s Harry Osborne, that there might not be enough villains in the upcoming sequel to last year’s Amazing Spider-Man, fret no more. The Hollywood Reporter said today that Oscar winner Chris Cooper (Adaptation) has signed to play the man who would be Green Goblin.
Granted this isn’t too much of a shock since Oscorp did feature so heavily in the first film’s storyline, it just feels like this film is going to burst at the seams if they add any more major characters to the film.
[Hollywood Reporter]
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Never one to shy away from the limelight or to put himself down, Robert Downey Jr. has recently been talking to Empire about whether he’ll be returning as Shellhead after this year’s Iron Man 3.
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With production currently rumored for April, Platinum Dune’s Ninja Turtles seems to have found its first official cast member: none other than Megan Fox.
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